They were massive creatures. Only now that he was amongst them again could Oliver truly remember and appreciate just how big they were. Of course, there was a range of sizes. There were some ponies mixed amongst the larger horses, but by and large, they were intimidating creatures, letting loose more than a few neighs as they passed, along with billows of hot air from their wide nostrils. Oliver could hardly fathom riding them.
"Ah! It do be!" A man shouted, standing up straighter from his task of cleaning. "I'd thought it to be you, Ser! Thought it to be, but I told meself to steady on committing too much to bad eyes. I says that there's no way Verdant Idris would be gracing the likes of us with his presence. No way indeed, not when there's so much drama flooding the castles."
"Hello, Nelson," Verdant said warmly. "It is good to see you again."
